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Read and chat – entirely in Spanish! This Spanish language reading and conversation group will continue on “second and fourth Tuesday” meetings at 1:00 pm at the Camden Public Library. We’ll chat in Spanish about what we’re reading (books, magazines, etc.) and decide how to proceed. Bring ideas for future recommendations. FMI contact Lynne Taylor at leerycharlar@gmail.com. ¡Hasta pronto!

Due to the incoming storm, this event has been postponed until Tuesday, June 5, at 7:00 pm. Between 1944 and 1946, more than 4,000 German prisoners of war called Maine home. The story of how they arrived and the lasting impact that they had on the people who encountered them is one of Maine’s most interesting and obscure stories. Using materials and research used to create the 2012 exhibit Maine Boys Overseas and German Boys in Maine, Holocaust and Human…

Open Creative Journaling Program every Wednesday from 4:30-5:30 with Amy! Teens and adults! Join us with your journal. Amy will have some fun prompts to help inspire. All sorts of writing/drawing utensils are provided. Come play and experiment!

This series has been canceled by the presenter. Please contact Cayla at cmiller@librarycamden.org with any questions. This film remains in the library's collection and is available for check-out. This seminar is intended to be like an informal book group in which participants will watch one of the generally recognized great foreign films of all time, then discuss its meaning, purpose, personal impact, context—whatever strikes one as interesting about the experience of watching the film. All works will be…

Steven James Hantzis is an author and public speaker. His professional career and working life include thirty years in the American labor movement at the top levels of union administration. He retired from the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers in 2013. Before his union career, Steven “Steve” worked in the railroad operating crafts as a brakeman-conductor for twelve years in Central Indiana. He also taught high school and held an adjunct faculty position for Indiana University Division of…

We never outgrow listening to a good story read aloud. Join us every Friday afternoon at 11:00 am in the comfortable seating by the Teen Section. Librarians and community members take turns reading each week. Readings last 30 - 60 minutes. If you are interested in being a reader, please contact Cayla at cmiller@librarycamden.org.

This program offers something to all chess players. Whether a total beginner or a more experienced player, everyone can get something out of this class. A variety of resources will be used to improve chess knowledge, including books, chess studies, and videos. The most important thing about this class is that it offers real experience, attendees can learn about chess ideas and test them out on the board. The club will provide a community where the game of chess might…

An example of a photo from the library archives which Krupinski has turned into a painting. "Nile, Built 1856" Loretta Krupinski is a maritime painter living in South Thomaston. Her focus is preserving Maine Maritime History mostly along the Mid-Coast area. Working from old black and white photographs is challenging but the fun part is bringing the painting to life with oils in color. (For relaxation in her studio she occasionally works on a painting of today’s waterfront.) Every painting…